Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones film a Papa John's commercial

Sports teams don't really hate each other, even hated rivals. For the most part, hated rivals crack jokes on Twitter, hug before and after games, hang out during the offseason and generally behave as civilized adults.

And that, obviously, is as it should be. This is sports. It ain't about hatred and hostility. It's about wearing funny costumes and carrying strange-shaped toys around fields while cashing massive checks.

So I guess there's no logical reason why "rival" owners like Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder, who both have marketing deals with Papa John's, shouldn't join forces in an ad campaign that will be revealed during their teams' season-opening meeting on NBC. A little bit of commerce never soiled anyone's reputation.

"Only Papa John's Pizza can bring the Cowboys & Redskins together!" the Papa John's Facebook page says. "Papa John Schnatter had a commercial shoot on 9.1.10 with Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, & Redskins owner, Dan Snyder. Check out the Cowboys vs Redskins game on 9.12.10 for the real thing, but until then here are a few behind the scenes pics of this winning trio!"

Hence, these photos. Papa John's is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL and 12 NFL teams, including the Cowboys and Redskins. Move some more pies, crack a few jokes, and everyone's happy. Oh yeah, and We Want Dallas, plus don't forget your Beat Dallas t-shirt.

Well, ins't that special!? They are worse than the f-n "twins" now I can see why we will NEVER progress under Synder, NEVER! Maybe Bruce Allen should take Danny-boy to the shed and teach him a little respect for the Skins. F the Cowgirls, jerry jones, et al !!!

Mummy-face Jerry Jones and Idiot Dan Snyder are not exactly the best personalities to get 'Skins fans to buy stuff. Anything either of them is involved with is questionable, at best.

Meanwhile, hey, Dan Steinburg...

"Sports teams don't really hate each other, even hated rivals. For the most part, hated rivals crack jokes on Twitter, hug before and after games, hang out during the offseason and generally behave as civilized adults."

What the he!! are you talking about? If you think Cowboy-Redskins games are something to joke around with your Cowboy-fan buddies then you are writing articles in the wrong city.

Firstly, I don't have any Cowboy-fan buddies. Any Cowboy fans can kiss my butt.

Secondly, any Cowboy-fans that start making jokes about beating the 'Skins better have a couple of burly friends with them, because they are going to have a problem with me.

There is nothing fun or cute about the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry. I hate them! I'm not kidding!

If even half the current Redskins roster (and, apparently some WaPo bloggers) understood the rivalry as well as the fans do, the series might have been a little more even since Joe Gibbs left. Instead, now we have owners making commercials together, players having group hugs at the end of the game, and now Washington Post bloggers telling us this is just some kind of fun little hobby a couple of weekends a year.

Mr. Steinberg - I'm not sure where you are from or to who your loyalties lie, but you DO NOT COMPREHEND the HATRED that true Redskin fans have towards the f'n Cowgirls. Just a fun game with their buddies? What?! If you are even half right about the Skin's player's feeling that way...I am devastated.

I think what the Bog was saying is that before games you see the two teams shaking hands and chatting each other up. The owners get together, the coaches who have worked together seek each other out and the players who played in college together. Do you remember Norv talking to Troy before Cowboy games? Same thing when Donovan plays the Eagles or Shanahan sees some of his old Broncos players. Gregg Williams did it when he came back with the Saints last year. BTW - Tony's Pizza in Manassas is the best !!!

I think Snyder is cool. Of course, many others don't think so. Snyder's been humbling himself since last season's FedEx fiasco. And he's lost weight, apparently. "Civilized adults", I agree. Both are, after all, Americans. We shouldn't forget that. By the way, Jerry Jones and his Cowboys sucks. :)